2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Chad Trautvetter

Unlike the inventories of pre-owned business jets and turboprops, the inventory of used turbine helicopters remains low (below 7 percent of the in-service 

Pre-owned Helicopters a Seller’s Market, Says JetNet

The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team won the 2010 Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) national collegiate aviation competition, w

UND, Embry-Riddle Flight Teams Take Top Spots in College Aviation Competition

Boeing successfully flew its <link news/single-news-page/article/new-payloads-for-scaneagle-uav-revealed-24910/ _blank>ScanEagle Compressed Carriage</link>

ScanEagle Compressed Carriage UAS Achieves First Flight

The NTSB issued two urgent <link http://www.ntsb.gov/recs/letters/2010/A-10-098- 101.pdf _blank>safety recommendations</link> to the FAA that pertain to th

NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations for GE CF6-45/50 Turbofans

Jeppesen is assisting Air Traffic &amp; Navigation Services (ATNS) of South Africa in its preparations for the influx of air traffic for the 2010 FIFA Worl

Jeppesen Helps South African ATC Prepare for FIFA World Cup Air Traffic

The Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle, powered by a Pratt &amp; Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet engine, achieved aviation history this week by making t

X-51A WaveRider Breaks Record for Longest Hypersonic Flight

Curt Epstein

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, Princeton, Ky., April 3, 2010–The Part 91 personal IFR flight ended with the turboprop twin substantially damaged, when the pi

Preliminary Reports: MU-2 Strikes Fence on Runway Excursion

The Arizona DOT named Phoenix Mesa-Falcon Field Airport “Arizona Airport of the Year” at the 2010 Arizona Airports Association Spring Conference.

Arizona Airport of the Year: Mesa-Falcon Field

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.

Factual Report: King Air Crashes on Takeoff

Socata TBM700, Memphis, Tenn., Jan.

Factual Report: Distracted Pilot Makes Gear-up Landing

Ian Goold

The single-aisle product strategy revealed this month by Airbus marks the first public move in what promises to be a fascinating duel with Boeing to provid

A30X and A320NEO Projects To Define Future Airbus Single-aisle Airliners

Gregory Polek

One might forgive Regional Airline Association (RAA) president Roger Cohen for expressing what he called a certain “righteous indignation” on Tuesday after

Regional Airlines Welcome Spotlight at Annual RAA Convention

Thierry Dubois

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is tackling the process to implement new rules for operations in Europe in April 2012.

EASA sets 2012 deadline for  implementation of ops rules

Rizon Jet has agreed to provide additional charter capacity for Kazakhstan-based operator Prime Aviation.

Rizon Adds Eastern Europe Charter Capacity

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANRPM) on lead in avgas.

EPA Wants To Get the Lead Out of Avgas

Charter broker Air Partner launched a new Web site, www.emptysectors.com, intended to help charter clients to see real-time empty-leg availability of aircr

Air Partner Launches Empty-leg Web Site

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) could, by year-end, publish proposals to clarify and simplify approval procedures covering design and production

EASA Plans Proposal for Non-OEM Parts Design and Manufacture

Adding to its portfolio of OEM maintenance training partnerships, FlightSafety International announced it will be teaming with Cessna and Pratt &amp; Whitn

FSI to offer maintenance training with Cessna and P&WC

SimCom signed an agreement with Pilatus Aircraft to manufacture a type-specific PC-12 NG flight training device, to be used by owners and operators through

SimCom To Build PC-12 NG Trainer for Pilatus

Opera Aircraft Sales has become a sales agent for Gulfstream business aircraft in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania.

Opera Aircraft OK’d for Gulfstream Sales

Charles Alcock

The aerospace industry has been more resilient than expected to the impact of the financial crisis and, as a consequence, the long-anticipated steep downtu

GKN Boss Pleasantly Surprised by Airliner Output

Gulfstream II, Seattle, Wa., April 8, 2010–The twinjet sustained structural damage to its left wing when it collided with a fuel truck while taxiing

Preliminary Report: Gulfstream Hits Fuel Truck After Missing Taxiway

Sikorsky S-92A, Galliano, La., March 22, 2010–While operating in wind gusts of up to 21 knots, the helicopter was damaged when an environmental cont

Preliminary Report: S92 Sheds Panel in Flight

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, De Kalb, Ill., March 2, 2010–Owned by Eagle Air Transport, the King Air sustained substantial damage after its left

Preliminary Report: King Air Damaged After Gear Collapse

Eurocopter AS350B3, Brownsville, Tenn., March 25, 2010–While returning to base on a Part 91 positioning flight after delivering a patient, the Memph

Preliminary Report: EMS Helicopter Crashes Minutes from Base

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan.

Preliminary Report: King Air Suffers Damage in Hard Landing

AIN Staff

The top official in the U.S.

Chamber of Commerce: build consensus on bizav

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Greenjets said its shared-ride charter jet membership service has been growing quickly since it was launched in April last year

Per-seat Charter Working at Greenjets

The Central Europe Private Aviation (Cepa) industry association launched plans for a new business aviation trade show focused on central and eastern Europe

First Cepa Bizav Show Planned for 2011

ADS-B, one of the cornerstones of the FAA’s ATC modernization plan known as NextGen, is operational in the Philadelphia area.

ADS-B Activated in Philly

The National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) annual “Day on the Hill” attracted nearly 100 association members to the Capitol building in Washingto

NATA Declares 2010 ‘Day on the Hill’ a Success

Winglet Technology received EASA STC approval for its elliptical winglets on the Cessna Citation X.

Citation X Winglets Get European OK

In light of several incidents, the FAA has called for operators to create and enforce policies that will limit distractions in the cockpit and keep pilots 

FAA Reminds Pilots To Avoid Distractions

David A. Lombardo

One trend identified in Honeywell’s latest Business Aviation Outlook is the increasing importance of international sales.

Honeywell: new bizav growth in Old World regions

On the opening day of Ebace 2010, EBAA and NBAA delivered 2010 European Business Aviation Awards to Elie Zelouf, senior vice president of Jet Aviation, and

 European Business Aviation Awards

The prospect of involuntarily bankruptcy is all too real for many airlines around the world.

Iraqi Airways Considers Bankruptcy To Beat Kuwait Reparations

Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions this month, as the company again considers cutting pr

Bombardier considers further CRJ rate cuts

Some 30 U.S.

Cities risk losing service unless airports play ball

Rolls-Royce today announced that it has successfully run the latest E3E (efficiency, environment, economy) core engine as part of its two-shaft research pr

Rolls-Royce Advancing Engine Tech with E3E Core

Mark Huber

Yesterday the FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would mandate that all helicopters transiting the Long Island area of New York VFR 

Mandatory Helo Routing Rule Proposed for Long Island

The pilots of US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines have applied for mediation from the National Mediation Board after 11 months of what they charac

Piedmont Pilots Appeal to NMB

A recently released report from JetNet indicates that the pre-owned inventory of business jets and turboprops declined further last month, though the aviat

JetNet: Used Bizcraft Inventory Continues To Deflate

Halifax-based Jazz Air Income Fund has agreed to invest $15 million in Latin American Regional Aviation Holding (LARAH) in return for a 33.3-percent non-vo

Jazz Air To Invest in Pluna

Nigel Moll

Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, last Thursday eve

Burlington FBO Leaves Competition Green with Envy

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $348,000 civil penalty against Republic Airways subsidiary Chautauqua Airlines for its alleged failure t

FAA Proposes Fine against Chautauqua

Today the FAA issued a final rule to require installation of ADS-B “Out” equipment by 2020 for aircraft flying in Class A, B and C airspace, essentially ma

FAA Mandates Aircraft ADS-B ‘Out’ Equipage by 2020

Houston-based ExpressJet has named Thomas Hanley its new president and CEO.

ExpressJet Names New CEO

Embraer has signed a contract with Lot Polish Airlines to convert firm orders on four E175s to the same number of E195s.

Lot To Operate Embraer E195s

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Compliance Countdown: June 2010

Ak Bars Aero of Bugulma, Tatarstan, officially became the fourth Russian company to launch operations with Bombardier CRJ regional jets when it began opera

More CRJs Grace Russian Skies

Toronto-based Bombardier Q400 operator Porter Airlines plans to issue a $120 million initial public offering as it prepares for expected competition from A

Porter to go public 

Airbus did its best to show a brave face during the May 19 ceremony marking the delivery of the first <link news/single-news-page/article/airbus-delivers-l

Lufthansa Receives Its First Airbus A380, but the Airliner’s Delivery Rate Remains Behind Earlier Projections 

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.

Final Report: Hydraulic Failure, Pilot Error Caused Mayhem at FXE

Piper PA-46-500TP, San Antonio, Texas, Jan.

Final Report: Landing Difficulty Blamed in Fatal Meridian Crash

Bombardier Learjet 45XR, Telluride, Colo., Jan.

Final Report: Pilot Decision at Fault in Learjet Runway Excursion

Although the outcome of US Airways Flight 1549 could not have been much better, the accident nevertheless prompted the National Transportation Safety Board

Miracle on the Hudson prompts safety review

In response to the growing demand for business aircraft in Africa, charter operator VistaJet has launched a regional operation on the West African coast, b

VistaJet Expands to West African Coast

Bombardier Flexjet and Korean Air formed a marketing alliance dubbed Flexjet Connect.

Flexjet, Korean Air Form Alliance

Inflite Engineering of London Stansted Airport is keeping pace with growing demand for executive Avro Business Jet (ABJ) reconfigurations of BAE Systems re

Presidential Flight Gets Second ABJ

With conversion of an MOU signed in February, Bombardier last month inked a firm contract with Air Canada regional partner Jazz Air covering 15 Q400 turbop

Jazz Air finalizes deal  for 15 Q400 turboprops 

Switzerland’s Amac Aerospace has extended its aircraft completions portfolio by securing approval from Airbus as an official completions center for its lin

Amac Thinks Big on Aircraft Completions

Ocean Sky is accelerating its plans to become a major international business aviation services group with the acquisition of FBO groups in Spain and Italy.

Ocean Sky builds European network

The GAMA board recognized Sen.

GAMA Honors Congressmen for GA Support

Silentium Air introduced its 300 series, a customized noise-reduction kit developed expressly for the Bombardier Challenger 300. The Montreal-ba

Silentium Air Intros Challenger 300 Noise-reduction Kit

Flight Options took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300.

Flight Ops Receives First Phenom 300

Northwest Florida Beaches Airport (KECP) near Panama City, Fla., the first new greenfield airport since Denver International in 1995, opened last month.

Northwest Florida Airport Opens

The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, which “suffered an in-flight br

Stabilizer Failure Caused Grob Crash

President Barack Obama nominated John Pistole as assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, a position where he would also lead the Trans

Obama Nominates Pistole for TSA Chief

The FAA rejected a request from Brazilian politicians to revoke the pilot certificates of the two U.S.

FAA Denies Sanctions Against Midair Pilots

Business aircraft flight activity increased 4.8 percent in April compared with year-ago levels, according to TraqPak data released by aviation specialized 

Bizav Flight Activity Still Climbing

General aviation deliveries experienced an overall drop in the first quarter from the same period last year, according to numbers released last month by th

Deliveries hit five-year low, but billings rise in 1Q/10

Dassault is about to receive certification for a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut Falcon 2000-series landing distances, chief test pilot Philippe

Falcon 2000DX/EX/LX to land shorter

The I-Shade cabin light management system has been picked by Nextant Aerospace for its <link news/single-news-page/article/nextant-moving-quickly-on-beech

Nextant Picks Inspect Tech I-Shade for Beechjet 400Next

At last month’s Ebace, Townsend Leather promoted its latest Milano collection of upholstery leather–four patterns in 14 colors each from rich creams to pew

Townsend–Where the Leather Meets the Road

Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., has released a white paper addressing common misperceptions and pitfalls inherent in preparing for an aircraft exterior p

Duncan Aviation Offers White Paper on Paint

Flying Colours, a Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center, is knee-deep in cabin finish work on Challenger 850s and conversions of CRJ200 

Flying Colours Flying High on Challenger 850 Contracts

Edelman Leather has launched a new line that it expects will take a “bite” out of the market.

Edelman Offers Leather with a Bite

The HondaJet program has once again been delayed.

More Delays Logged in HondaJet Program

Matt Thurber

Five years after the February 2005 Challenger overrun at Teterboro–one of the most notorious accidents in business aviation history–the FAA has <link news/

Darby challenges certificate revocation

Eurocontrol appears to be close to finally approving the funding and development of its ETS Support Facility, which would give business aircraft operators 

Europe likely to approve ETS Support Facility

European charter operator VistaJet reports that revenues grew by 20 percent last year and that the company has expanded its fleet of Bombardier jets to 26 

VistaJet sees surge in revenue

St. Augustine Airport becomes Northeast Florida Regional

Phillips 66 Aviation is offering a $1-per-gallon rebate to qualifying pilots flying Angel Flight Northeast and Mercy Medical Airlift missions, when fuel is

Phillips 66 provides rebate for compassion missions

The FAA seems to have been extraordinarily busy of late finding incidents of non-compliance with regulations.

FAA gives compliance a closer look

Honeywell’s engine division scored a unique opportunity last month when two TPE331-5 engines arrived at the company’s Phoenix headquarters.

Honeywell To Tear Down TPE331s that Operated in Ash

On May 4, Sporavia and Aviastec signed a 30-year lease with CR Aeropuertos for a four-acre lot at Ciudad Real Airport south of Madrid, where the companies 

Sporavia and Aviastec plan FBO at Spanish airport

In April ExecuJet Aviation Group took over a 20,000-sq-ft hangar at Zurich’s Kloten Airport.

Execujet opens new Zurich hangar

Lyon Bron Airport in France held a grand opening for a new 32,000-sq-ft hangar on April 2.

Lyon Bron opens green hangar

A bold move by British Airways in April–the launching of 26 airplanes toward the UK while British airspace was closed–finally broke the European <link news

Volcanic ash imposing new layer of ops, mx concerns

Landmark Aviation has added its 33 continental U.S.

Landmark joins Globalair.com Air Resource Center

It has been almost nine years since terrorists showed the world how easy it was to hijack fuel-laden airliners and use them as missiles on Sept.

FBO wants to bring corporate ops back to Reagan National

Bryan A. Comstock

Despite teetering over the abyss of economic collapse and having to overcome negative public perception surrounding corporate jet ownership, the used aircr

Buyers dipping more toes in pre-owned waters

When Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) <link ain-and-ainalerts/aviation-international-news/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/dubai-firm-begins-proce

Completion business gets back on track at Associated

Airports that adopted the voluntary security measures of AOPA’s Airport Watch program saw a steep decline in crime the year after the program’s launch, acc

Survey: AOPA’s Airport Watch works

Moline, Ill.-base Elliott Aviation has received supplemental type certificate (STC) approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the instal

Elliott Aviation Offers EASA-approved Beechjet DFDR

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